Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/22/24

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am to 8pm. Fishing has been fair for rainbow trout and brown trout. We are finding them shallow6-10ft early in the day but as sun rises the fish move to the deeper cooler water in the 15-20ft range. Either trolling or casting bright flashy colored spinners tipped with a small piece of worm has been producing fish. Target the inlet areas where the cool fresh water is coming in or by the boat ramp where there is a steep drop off to deep water. Lake trout are being caught in 60-100ft of water, vertical jigging Leech Flutter spoons tipped with a small piece of sucker belly, or 3” pumpkin green colored tubes has been most productive. Stay on the move to find the active fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork Reservoir- The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. The water level is 100%. Inflow and outflow are both 88cfs. Water clarity is about 12 feet. The surface temp is 65 warming to 67 on clear calm days. Most of the loose chip seal gravel on county road 3 has moved to the edges of the road, but county road 341 still has a lot of loose gravel. The Lake Trout bite is pretty good for the first few hours of the morning. By late morning the bite gets slow, by noon it's time to head in for lunch. I'm still seeing an average of about 10 fish per rod, with most being the usual Will Fork "dinks". Nothing wrong with sitting on "dinks" as the big Laker's are eating them. All age groups can be found in 60 to 80 feet of water. Small tubes tipped with sucker meat fish slowly and gently on or near the bottom is working best for us. Sometimes adding scent helps when the bite slows down. Northern Pike are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. They've moved to deeper water where the food is making it harder to catch them. Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are feeding along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Boat Ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water level is at 97% or approximately 2ft below full, water temperatures have been mid 60’s to start the morning and warming to upper 60’s by the afternoon. Rainbow and Brown trout action has been fair to good depending on conditions. Early in the day or when there is a good “chop” on the water look to the rocky shorelines with an erratically worked jerk bait or spoon to find the rainbow and brown trout. Lake trout action has remained good. Fish have not starting bumping deeper yet to the cooler water but that should start happening soon. Look for them in 60-85ft of water along structure that has access to deeper water close by. 2-3” tubes in watermelon/green pumpkin color have been go to bait tipped with a small piece of sucker and some scent. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/15/24

Grand Lake - The lake trout bite has been fair. Most lakers are being caught in 35 to 55 feet of water on small soft plastic jigs tipped with sucker meat. Smaller tubes and grubs in the 1 to 2 inch range have been productive. Most fish are being caught early in the morning as it has really been slowing down after 10am. The rainbow and brown bite has also slowed down a bit this week with the hot weather and bright blue bird sky days. Most fish are being caught early in the morning and late in the evening when the lake does not have direct sunlight on it. The west side of the lake has been a little more productive for browns and rainbows as pumping operations have continued this week. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Wiliams Fork - The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. The water level is 100%, but the lake has gone down about 6". Inflow is 172cfs, outflow is 188cfs. Visibility is 10 to 12 feet. Early AM surface temp has warmed to 65.7 warming to 68. County Road 3 and 341 was recently chip sealed resulting in chips in your fancy fishing boat. Lake Trout fishing has improved now that the lake has finally settled down. This week the catch rate was 10 to 12 fish per rod. Lake Trout are working towards deeper water, but we're still catching all classes of fish in 50 to 60 feet. By the third week of July look for them in 60 to 80 feet. Small tubes, twister tail grubs or paddle tailed plastics tipped with sucker meat fished gently on or near the bottom is producing the most bites. When the bite slows start adding scent. The bite is best early AM tapering off around 9 to 9:30AM. It's pretty quiet by 10AM and totally dead by noon. Fishing for Northern Pike is slow. Some can be found near the mouth of the bays. Other than crawdads and a few suckers there isn't much food in their traditional shallow water habitats, so look for them near deeper water where the food is. Please practice catch and release on all Northern Pike. Brown Trout are working the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water temperatures are low 60’s in the morning warming to 66 degrees by the afternoon. Water level is 98%, approximately 1.5ft low. Rainbow trout and Brown trout fishing has been fair. Mornings and evenings are the best periods of the day, silver and chartreuse spinners as well as green bead head wooley buggers have been producing fish. Lake trout fishing has remained good. We are finding fish in 50 to 90 ft of water, various plastics on a jig head tipped with sucker will produce bites, color seems to change by the day so have a good variety on hand. Look for structure in your target depth with steep drop offs close by and stay mobile to find the groups of fish that are actively biting. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/8/24

Grand Lake - Surface temperature 58 degrees. Lake trout bite is fair, the bite has slowed down a bit this week, however lakers are still being caught in 35 to 50 feet of water. Small jigs worked along the bottom have been producing fish. Tipping jigs with sucker meat or using scent has been critical to getting fish to bite. Water has been pumping from lake Granby into Grand Lake all week which has led to a bunch of suspended fish on the west end of the lake. The rainbow and brown bite has been good this week with the best bite happening early in the morning and late in the evening. Small paddle tails and spinners have been producing well for the browns and rainbows. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Williams Fork - The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. The water level is 100%. Inflow is 264cfs, outflow is 288cfs. Surface temp early AM is running 63 warming to 65/66 on a clear low wind days. Visibility is still about 10 feet. Lake Trout fishing is fair to good depending on the day. I'm seeing an average of 7 to 10 fish per rod. Laker's are starting to migrate to deeper cooler water, but for another week or so mixed age groups can be caught between 50 to 60 feet. Small plastics tipped with sucker meat jigged very slowly and gently (less than 6" lift) is producing bites. The bite drops off mid-morning. To keep them biting start adding your favorite scent. When you run out of biters it's time to move. Brown Trout are active early AM along the rocky shoreline north of the east boat ramp and the inlet. Fishing for Northern Pike is slow due to low population. Many of the remaining Pike are adapting to low food supply and have moved out of their traditional shallow water locations. Please practice catch and release on all Northern's. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water level is 99% or approximately 1 ft below full. Surface temperatures are starting out at 61 degrees in the morning and warming to 67 by end of day. Fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout has been fair. Target the inlet areas with Little Cleo or Kastmaster spinners or a small piece of worm under a float in the current seams of the moving water. On windy days the wind blown rocky shorelines can be very productive. Lake trout action has been very good. Look for fish in 50-85 ft along drop offs or points. Twisty tail grubs with a contrasting color jig head tipped, assortment of colors depending on the day with a fresh piece of sucker meat has been our go to lately. Don’t be afraid to explore, we are finding the most active fish away from the most popular spots, particularly after the busy holiday weekend and summer up to this point. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/1/24

Grand Lake- Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm with extended hours on 4th of July for fireworks. Surface temp 55 degrees and the inlets have slowed down. Lake Trout fishing has been good in 35 to 55 feet of water. Small jigs tipped with sucker meat worked along the bottom have been producing well this week. The best bite has been early in the morning until 9 or 10, after that the bite has been slowing down. The bite for rainbows and browns has been good early in the morning or on cloudy days. Fishing along dropoffs has been productive for rainbows and browns. Small jerkbaits and spoons have been very productive this week. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Williams Fork - The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. The water level is 100%. Inflow is 484cfs, outflow is 403cfs. Surface temp is running around 60 degrees early am warming to 64\65 on a sunny day. With runoff tapering down visibility has improved to 10 feet. The Lake Trout bite is still slow compared to last season, but it is starting to pick up. I'm seeing daily catches from the mid-teens to mid-twenties. For another week or two look for mixed age groups of Lakers in 50 to 60 feet of water. Ball head jigs loaded with a small tube or twister type grub tipped with sucker meat fished very gently on the bottom is producing some hits. The best bite is early AM. The bite tapers off around 9AM when they've filled with crawdads, then it's time to start adding scent or extra flavor. Northern Pike is slow. I've talked with guys at the ramp and nobody seems to be catching any. If you do happen to catch one, please practice catch and release to help preserve the diminishing resource. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Look for Brown Trout along the rocky shoreline north of the east boat ramp and in the inlet early AM before the sun comes over the hill. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Stillwater and Sunset boat ramp hours are 6am - 8pm. Lake is at full water capacity. Water temperatures are 61 degrees in mornings and warming to mid 60’s by afternoon. Rainbow trout and brown trout fishing remains very good. Look for them in less than 15ft of water in the inlet areas with moving water, silver spoons, Dynamic Twitch tubes and jerk baits are good lure choices. Alternatively a piece of worm drifted under a float or tungsten head olive wooley bugger are also producing well. Lake Trout bite remains excellent, we are finding 60-85ft of water are the most productive depths. A 3/8oz jig head with a tube or grub in purple, chartreuse tipped with fresh sucker has been very productive. When the fish go a little neutral its time to move and find fresh fish or change up lures. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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